Rhamondre Stevenson (born February 23, 1998) is an American professional football running back for the New England Patriots of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Oklahoma, where he was a bowl game MVP, and was selected by the Patriots in the fourth round of the 2021 NFL draft.
Early life
Stevenson attended Centennial High School in Las Vegas, Nevada. As a junior in 2015, he was the Las Vegas Sun High School Player of the Year.
College career
Stevenson played at Cerritos College for two seasons before transferring to the University of Oklahoma. In his first five collegiate games, Stevenson scored a rushing touchdown in each game. In his first season at Oklahoma in 2019, he played in the first 13 games of the season before being suspended for the 2019 Peach Bowl because of a failed drug test for marijuana. He finished the season with 515 yards on 64 carries with six touchdowns. Stevenson returned from the suspension six games into the 2020 season. In his first game back, he had three rushing touchdowns in a 62–28 victory over Texas Tech. He followed that up with 104 rushing yards and two rushing touchdowns to go along with 60 receiving yards in a 62–9 victory over Kansas. Two weeks later, against Oklahoma State, he had 195 scrimmage yards in the 41–13 victory. He was named the MVP of the 2020 Cotton Bowl after rushing for 186 yards and a touchdown on 18 carries.